Full Result 4.40 Newton Abbot | 19 August 1999

Pot Black UK Ltd Handicap Chase Class F

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) (2m4f216yds) 2m5f Good 14 fences 2 omitted

1st £5,784 2nd £1,752 3rd £856 4th £408

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Elegant Des Cosses (FR) 14/1 R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	7	1013 b	85	51	106	–
b g Missolonghi (USA) - Quintaine Aulmes (FR) (Faunus)
Mid-division, headway 9th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, came on bit and led approaching next, comfortably (op 12-1)

2 8	6. Trouvaille (IRE) 11/4 Adrian Maguire David Bridgwater	Adrian Maguire David Bridgwater	8	1012	84	41	95	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Dream RunI (Deep Run)
Headway 7th, hit 8th and lost place, headway under pressure to chase leaders 2 out, kept on same pace to go 2nd run-in (op 3-1 tchd 7-2 and 4-1 in a place)

3 1½ [9½]	3. Caspian Beluga 25/1 P Holley S G Knight	P Holley S G Knight	11	119	95	50	105	–
bb g Persian Bold (IRE) - Miss Thames (Tower Walk)
Led until headed approaching 2 out, kept on same pace, lost 2nd run-in

4 8 [17½]	1. Normarange (IRE) 20/1 S Burrough Patrick Rodford	S Burrough Patrick Rodford	9	120	100	45	102	–
ch g Lancastrian (IRE) - Perdeal (Perspex)
Behind, hit 7th, hard ridden from 8th, stayed on under pressure from 3 out but not a danger (op 14-1)

5 1¼ [18¾]	7. Mr Bean 25/1 Ollie McPhail ³ Bernard Llewellyn	Ollie McPhail ³ Bernard Llewellyn	9	107 b	82	25	82	–
b g Salse (USA) - Goody Blake (Blakeney)
Hit 2nd, behind, ridden along from 10th, moderate late headway (op 20-1)

6 7 [25¾]	9. Maeterlinck (IRE) 4/1 B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	7	108 t	80	15	76	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Entracte (Henbit)
In touch, pressed leaders 7th, challenged 8th, weakened 4 out (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in a place)

7 19 [44¾]	8. Gaysun 11/10F D Salter Rod Millman	D Salter Rod Millman	7	1010 7	82	1	78	–
b g Lir - Indomitable (FR) (Indian King)
Prominent, chased leader after 8th, challenged and hit 4 out, challenging again when mistake next, weakened quickly approaching 2 out (op 5-4 tchd 11-8 in places and 6-4 in places)

8 7 [51¾]	10. Sprint Up (FR) 40/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	5	103 v¹	79	1	42	–
b g Tadj (FR) - Springfull (FR) (Margouillat)
Chased leaders to 4th, weakened 5th, soon well behind (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

9 10 [61¾]	2. Northern Drums 6/1 Vince Slattery R J Baker	Vince Slattery R J Baker	6	1110	96	1	53	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Repercutionist (USA) (Beaudelaire)
Always behind (tchd 13-2 and 7-1 in places)

10 5 [66¾]	11. Savuti (IRE) 100/1 Mr Jeremy Young ⁷ M R Churches	Mr Jeremy Young ⁷ M R Churches	10	912 5	77	1	29	–
ch g Amoristic (USA) - Aprils Choice (Never Slip)
Chased leaders, ridden 8th and soon weakened (op 66-1)

PU	12. Boro Vacation (IRE) 100/1 M Griffiths ⁵ L Waring	M Griffiths ⁵ L Waring	10	99	72	–	–	–
b g Ovac (ITY) - Boro Quarter (Normandy)
Keen hold early, chased leader to 7th, weakened and mistake next,tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 66-1)

PU	5. Smart Song I 14/1 Mr P R Costello ⁷ O O'Neill	Mr P R Costello ⁷ O O'Neill	8	106	85	–	–	–
b g True Song - New World I (St Columbus)
Behind until headway and blundered 9th, not recover and pulled up before 3 out (tchd 16-1)

12 ran Off time: 4:40:00 Winning time: 5m 32.10s (slow by 30.10s) Total SP: 139%
1st owner: R J B Partners (Elegant Des Cosses) 1st breeder: Patrick Petolon
2nd owner: Oakview Racing (Trouvaille)
3rd owner: L J H Partnership (Caspian Beluga)
Tote win: £19.70 PL: £4.20 £1.80 £4.30 Ex: £39.30 CSF: £55.36 Tricast: £955.03

4:40 Newton Abbot 19 Aug 1999

Pot Black UK Ltd Handicap Chase Class F